From the user point of view, HyperBBS is just like other, existing BBS programs. From the Sysop point of view, however, HyperBBS uses the power of HyperCard to make setting up and running a BBS as simple as possible.
It is my hope that having a simple-to-use BBS widely and cheaply available will foster an explosion in BBSs. All you need is a computer you don't use 24 hours a day, a second phone line (only a few dollars a month), and a little free time to set things up and run them.
I plan later on to build a user-side HyperCard stack, so that the BBS is as easy to use as it is to Sysop.